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“So we fix our eyes
not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen,
since what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen isEternal.”–2 Corinthians 4:18

He Lights up the dark.

God
speaks
when He says,nothing
at all.

Without
saying a thing,
He
Lights up the
dark,
Inflames the Heart
with but a
spark.

Often speaking so
loud
we cannot hear
Him,
for our Blessings
are in a crowd,
and with so many there,
they are
deafeningly loud.

He says nothing at all.

The air we
breathe,
the Heart
that beats within,
the time
we have to spend,
and all the Love
that greetseach passing moment,
we
cannot abrogate
or rescind.

“I’ve lost Loved ones in my Life who never knew
how much I Loved them. Now,
I live with the regret that my true feelings for them never were revealed.”– Garth Brooks & Kent Blazy

Tomorrow
never comes.
It is already
here,
there,
and everywhere.
The future
is but today,
left undone.

“The dividing line between past, present, and future is an Illusion“.– Albert Einsteinread more

My Dear Friends,
it’s warmer
in the Heart
next door.

If you want
to keep your Life,give it away.

The Cathedral
of the Heart
we cannot comprehend.
But,
you can look for it
in your
Sacred Belief.

“I hope you never
lose your sense of Wonder. You get your fill to eat,
but always keep that hunger. May you never take one single breath
for granted. God forbid Love ever leave you
empty-handed.

I hope you still feel small
when you stand beside the Ocean. Whenever one door closes,
I hope one more opens. Promise me that you’llgive Faith
a fighting chance. And when you get the choice
to sit it out or dance,

“I believe there are Angels among usSent down to us from somewhere Up Above.They come to you and me
in our darkest hours
to show us how to live,
to teach us how to give,To guide us
with the Light of Love.

When Life held troubled times
and had me down on my knees,
there’s always been someone there
to come along and comfort me.A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand,A phone call from a friend,
just to sayI understand.

And ain’t it kind of funny
at the dark end of the road,
that someone lights the way
with just a singleRay
of Hope.”– Don Goodman, Becky Hobbsclick here to play

The Light of Love.

Human Heart Is Very Fragile– by Aftab Alam

What
Humanity?

It’s the Angelic clad.
Slowly we are removing it,to be glad.
In the green forest I’ve seen the white,
Darkening days
and nights so bright.

What Peace?

‘Tis for Love and Charity,
Resides within, away from the vanity
That kills poverty and builds Humanity.
Come; adore Peace
to cure its infirmity?

Peace is neither sulky nor bulky,
but agile.
Human Heart that we have
is veryfragile.

Magnesium: The cure to all disease?

Some consumers take products for which there is no medical indication at all – it’s intended as “primary prevention” of a medical condition they believe they can avoid through supplement use. Afraid of macular degeneration? Take lutein. Or worried about Alzheimer’s? Grab some ginkgo biloba. No matter your anxiety, there’s a supplement marketed for you.

One supplement with enduring popularity is magnesium. It cures cancer. And depression. Throw away your inhalers, because it cures asthma too. Read enough online, and you’ll conclude that magnesium is quite possibly the prevention and the cure to all disease.

Does magnesium have medicinal effects when consumed?

In medical and pharmacy practice, it has several demonstrated uses – the most well known are probably as an antacid or laxative. Good old milk of magnesia (MOM) works because magnesium is partially absorbed – enough stays in the bowel, drawing water into the colon and softening and dislodging anything below. Injectable magnesium, sold as a prescription drug, allows large doses to be given quickly, and is used for the treatment of preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced hypertension) and eclampsia (the resulting seizures) – it’s well tolerated and better than other drugs. Magnesium also seems to be effective for treating someforms of arrhythmia, as well as asthma exacerbations. Some types of migrane and cluster headaches also seem to respond to magnesium supplements.

Magnesium really is everywhere in the body – it’s the 4th most abundant mineral. It’s involved in hundreds of different biochemical reactions and enzyme systems, supporting processes like protein synthesis, cell growth, and energy production. It has roles in nerve function, muscle control, and blood pressure. Even blood sugar regulation depends on magnesium.

Boosting magnesium intake through dietary changes.

Helpfully, foods rich in magnesium are already recommended in diets associated with positive health outcomes: Green vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds are all good sources of magnesium.

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety
by Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D.

Hardell and Carlberg (2015) reported that brain tumor rates have been increasing in Sweden based upon the Swedish National Inpatient Registry data. Hardell and Carlberg (2017) reported that brain tumors of unknown type increased from 2007-2015, especially in the age group 20-39 years of age. According to the authors, “This may be explained by higher risk for brain tumor in subjects with first use of a wireless phone before the age of 20 years taking a reasonable latency period.”

“The best and most beautifulthings in the Worldcannot be seen or even touched.They must befelt with the Heart.”
– Helen Keller

Life is
a Beautiful and Mysterious
enigma..
And never
more Mysterious or Beautiful
than when we are
in Love.

Love
is a heightened state
of awareness,
a NATURAL state of
consciousness.

Love
enhances our awareness
of the powerful,guiding forces
in the Universe.
These forces
brought us into
this World,
and they can
sustain us,or destroy us.

“There’s always some reasonTo feel not good enough.And it’s hard at the end of the day.I need some distraction,Oh beautiful release.Memory seeps from my veins.Let me be empty,Oh, and weightless and maybeI’ll find some peace tonight.”
– Sarah McLachlan

It moves through YOU.

Love
is so Mysterious
that it transcends
Life
as we know it.
Love allows us
to enter dimensions
unknown.
It challenges our
intellect.

“We’re heading for something,Somewhere I’ve never been,Sometimes I am frightened,But I’m ready to learnOf the power of Love.”– Barry & Holly Tashian, Pamela Hayes.
Love
is so powerful
that it moves through
the whole Universe.
And
it moves through
YOU,
much like
waves of gravity
that also
bring things together..“Maybe I didn’t love youQuite as often as I could have.Little things I should have said and done.I just never took the time.You were always on my mind.”– Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Thompson

Beautiful and Mysterious

Love awakens us
to the Reality of God,
and the greater Reality
of ourselves.

We envision
our innermost Natureonly
in the Heart
of someone we
Love.

Only
the Human Heart
can show us
the true value
of Life.

Only
the Heart
can light the way
to happiness
and Beauty.
The Human Heart
is the hinge
upon which the World,
YOUR World,
turns.

The very Fabric
of the Universe,
and your Life,
is changed
throughsimple acts ofLove.

To set Fire
to your Heart,
dedicateone moment
of your Life,
to uplifting the Spirit,
lightening the burden,
instilling Joy
into the Life
of someone else.

In thatone moment of time,
you can feel
Eternity.
In just one moment
you can be,
more
than you thought
you could ever be.
When the Heart
beats
for someone else
in need,your Spirit
is set free.

.
The Marriage
of the Spirit
and the intellect
takes place
upon the Altar
of the Human Heart.

Each person
is a Book.
And
if we learn
to read that Book,
we can readeverything.

So,
you’re sitting at home,
a little bored, absentmindedly fluttering
from one thought to the next,
not expecting much.
And then Life happens.Wow!

Everything else is an Illusion.

And
you begin
the journey
of self discovery
by reading your Book.The Holy Bible
is your Book.
It is
the Book of
YOU.

True Knowledge
of the Mysterious workings
of the material World around us
can only be discovered
thoughSpiritual Experience.

In the context
of the larger and greater
Spiritual Reality,
the physical World
is very small
indeed.

Yes,
the mental and the material
can be transcended
through
Spiritual Dimensions.

And then Life happens.

The pathway forward
begins
with but the first page
of God’s Holy Word,
The Bible.

In the beginning . . . ..“So God created man
in His Own Image,
in the Image of God
created He him;
male and female created He
them.

And God Blessed them.”
– Genesis 1: 27-28

Now,
you have started
upon a Beautiful Journey.
Just
take the next step.Open the Book of Life.

These forces brought us into this World, and they can sustain us. (I wonder who that is?)

Awareness
of Spiritual Reality,
the Immanence of the
Divine
encompassed and manifested
in our material world,
in our everyday Life,
is the only Hope
for happiness,
for good,
for Love,
for Truth.

Everything else,
is an illusion.

The window of opportunity
to be truly happy
is very narrow.
Never
will we be children again,
until we are
very old.

My Dear Friends,
we areSpiritual Beings
having
a Human experience.

The unknown darkness
bearing in on us,
needs
but the Light ofLove
to be extinguished.

And that Lovemay be found
in the Holy Word
of God,
in the silence
of a Prayerful mind,
in the LOVE
you give
to someone.

Goodnight.

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a Miracle. The other is as though everything is a Miracle.”
– Albert Einstein

A new book by Bill KincaidWizard’s Gambit
is in need of your vote
to increase the chances of getting
a publishing contract.

This is Bill’s first
science fiction/fantasy book.

The central figure isMax Strider,
the sole survivor
of a mission to explore
a distant planet
classified as EVE (Earth Virtual Equivalent).
But there are differences:
like Fire-breathing Dragons & Wizards
who shoot lightning bolts and
work powerful magic.

Will Max’s knowledge of
science and technology
prevail against the dangers
he will fact?

Please click the link below
to read an excerpt
and nominate the book.
And then send the link
to your friends.
Each additional nomination
increases the chances of getting
a publishing contract.

Bill is a Dear Friend
and a wonderful author.
He is also
our school attorney
and
my former debate partner
when we were students atHardin-Simmons University.

Wizard’s Gambit

Although Bill Kincaid spent over 35 years practicing law in Texas, he started out as a writer and journalist whose articles and columns received several state-wide honors. Now that Bill is slowing down his legal practice, he finally has time to return to his writing roots, publishing two historical fiction books and one fractured fairy tale.Wizard’s Gambit is his first science fiction / fantasy novel. Bill and his wife of over forty years have three adult children.

Q.What books have influenced your life the most?

A.

I’ve been most influenced by The Bible and The Science of God. However, my favorite fiction includes White Fang, Hound of the Baskervilles, several of the Thoene books, and The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Jack Reacher, and Divergent series.

Q.Which actor/actress would you like to see playing the lead character from this book?

A.

Probably someone like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, or a young version of either Harrison Ford or Mel Gibson.

Q.Tell us about the cover and the inspiration for it.

A.The cover depicts part of a battle between Wizard Malmortiken’s forces and those of King Kylandar.

MISTAKES
are the way we fallible and fragile
and very HUMAN beingsLEARN.

They are the natural
order of things.
They are essential to
Life,
Evolution,
Learning,
Laughter
and LOVE.

I encourage you to make at least ONE
mistake on purpose each day.
Discuss it at length with your young one.
See if he or she can guess which mistake
you made that dayon purpose.
Record your child’s response
and expect him or her to be on Comedy Central
later.
This will be
an entertaining and enlightening
conversation.

A mistake
is the greatest teacher
on Earth.

Our mistakes give Lifetexture,new direction,
meaning,reflection
and a wonderful and Loving opportunity
for Forgiveness,
should we have the courage
to ask.

When
in the melodious refrain of our lives, as we kiss each day goodbye,
we may never fully realize just how much
we simply cannot
see. For God Is Glorified by you and me becoming alive in a Heart that belongs to someone
other than
Thee.

There is a Sacredness to all Life.

Deep down inside, we may never know why
the deeper meanings
of Life
pass us by.

My Dear Friends,
if we stumble and fall, after giving Life
it all,
to fail is a right,
we defend.
And if in falling,
we lift
but one precious Soul
above the place
where eyes meet eyes,
then
Life was worth
the living,
and Love
worth giving.

Imperfection
is part
of the very Fabric
of Life.
And the celebration
of Life
is in the
healing.

The sound of Music,
the Song of our Lives,
joins in celebration,
and was long ago
found to be
one of the World’s first medicines
used to cure illness,
attending the Spirit
as it was
reborn.

How much we simply cannot see.

To catch someone whenever they fall, pours Sacred Water on the Soil of Being, with every teardrop that falls.

For
the end of the World, can be the beginning of it all.

“There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the Infinite passion of Life.” – Federico Fellini

There is a Sacredness to all
Life.

The deeper meanings of Life pass us by.

It is so amazing how the Words of the Lord can speak right to the Heart, how they can Light up the dark.

God’s Words are proven
to be true and full of Wisdom.

“Every Word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him.”
– Prov. 30:5

In Love and Eternally mine,
the Love of God finds that we live in each other’s Heart,
we are One,
we are the same.

Our Heavenly Father and His Child
that you are, dwell in ONE World. He holds us within His Sacred Heart, as He lives in yours
and mine.

Love is what you are.

In
the ebb and flow of emotions tides, we may seemingly become oceans away.

But ever you can feel the Love of today, and ever hear what it has to say. For no true Love was ever a lie, and neither did it die.

Get Love into your world and let it hold you within.
For God is
Love,
and Love is
what you are.

Goodnight.

“I name it silence. Some people say self, or love, or fullness. It is actually life itself.”
– Gangaji

Living from the heart is incredibly relaxing. You stop using your mind to analyze, plan, organize, and figure everything out. What a relief! As you let go of all of that mind activity, you are able to relax into presence, where there is no trouble and no resistance.

When you live from the Heart, you begin to touch into the universal experience of love. Love is the source of everything – the fabric which makes up our very existence.

Sure, there are many waves in the ocean, but they all are made up of the same thing. Play with letting go of your individual self and live from the eternal ocean of love.

Ask, “What would love do?” In any situation, look for the response that is peaceful and free of stress. Put aside your fears and conditioned habits, and let love guide you..

Let love pervade every conversation. Can you not take your relationships for granted and be more openly loving? Even when things get tense, drop away from your emotional reaction and melt back into love..

Treat yourself like gold. When it comes to love, you are included, too. Tune into what you need and let yourself have it. Live as stress-free a life as possible..

Be here now. Spinning stories in your mind about things that have happened in the past and what might happen in the future take you away from what is here right now. When you are stuck in your mind, it is impossible to be fully in touch with the love that is here. Let your attention explore this very moment. Open your senses, open your heart, and live from there..

Become aware of the oneness of love. Consider this: what if looking out of your eyes is the same as what is looking out of everyone else’s eyes. When you meet an “other,” you are actually meeting the essence of yourself. When you understand this, love is impossible to deny. Check it out with the next person you speak to..

Don’t obsessively plan. In fact, only plan when absolutely necessary. Planning is in the mind, and when you realize how little planning you actually need, there is space to recognize that you are alive right now. And in that aliveness, let your Heart glow..

Make hard choices. When you live from the heart, you begin to be very honest with yourself. You may realize that certain situations or people aren’t working for you. Likewise, you will see your own tendencies that don’t serve. Sometimes, the most loving response you can make is a kind but firm, “No.”.

Honor your personality quirks. A funny thing happens when you live from the Heart. As conditioning falls away, your natural gifts and inclinations have space to be expressed. Let your creativity flow in whatever way it wants to. Go where you are guided, learn what you want to learn, enjoy yourself in all your activities..

Bring boundless acceptance to your moment-to-moment experience. Be a kind host to all the emotions and reactions that visit you. The more you resist, the more trouble you will have. Say, “Hello” and let it be..

Get to know the unconditioned, totally free you. When you relax away from all your conditioned habits, you will discover formless space that is clear, open, and inherently loving. Begin to become familiar with this space, as it is the essence of you. Listen, let it guide you. Live here..

In any moment you have a choice – the head or the Heart, inauthenticity or truth, distraction or love. Play around with living more in your Heart. Don’t be shy. Let love in, and life’s greatest treasures will be revealed.

So comforting,
the flow of knowing
Words
that once were mine,
are yours.

Held forever,
the Sacred Divine.
A Prayer.

Who gives the Divine Gift,
to forgive
and forget the wrong
that is done?
And thus
it is undone,
and long ago
forgotten.

My Friends,
there is
a Truth inyour eyes,
when your smile
speaks
to the Heart
of someone in need.

The silence of
knowing
that Love abides,
enters the Heart,
and there
it thrives.

“So we stoodhand in hand, like two Children, and there was Peace in our Hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us.”
– Arthur Conan Doyle

Peace in our Hearts

Humankind is the Crown of all Creation,
the materialized Dream,
the Vision seen,
brought to Light and Life,
by God
in a Dream.

Every footnote
of our mysterious Human History,
written or unseen,
focused upon a plane
of illusion.
For we refused to see
the reflections of
our Creator
in you and me.

We were
many layers of knowledge
away
from envisioning
Today.

No one
could have even imagined
the computer age,
the bizarre and unnatural
implications of Quantum Mechanics,
or genetic engineering
leading to Biological Immortality.

Elizabeth Blackburn
is a renowned Biologist.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize
in Physiology or Medicine in 2009
for the discovery of how chromosomes
are protected by Telomeres
and the enzyme Telomerase.

She is currently the President
of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Telomeres
are deeply engaged in our lifetime.
As we Humans age,
Telomeres shorten, which leads to aging.
The Telomere is influenced by Telomerase.
Please take note:Artificially nudging up Telomerase could increase the risks of cancers.
So what are we supposed to do?

Don’t worry.
We can control Telomeraseby our mind and lifestyle.

“Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace, deep peace.

Deep peace of the sleeping stones to you. Deep peace of the wandering wind to you. Deep peace of the flock of stars to you. Deep peace, deep peace.

My Dear Parents,
as we cradle
our precious Child
in arms warm
and inviting,
and look into
the only eyes
that ever truly will see
what will be,
we are separated
by a common destiny,
as our Sacred Children
one day will look back
at you and me,
and this wondrous
moment.

Possessing the Spirit
of a Child
is an indispensable condition
for entrance into the Kingdom
of God,
not Earthly possessions
or Worldly greatness,
but the simplicity,
naturalness,
the upward look of tenderness
in the
Life of a Child,
the Child Spirit.

The nature of a Child
is revelation
of the Divine Nature.

“Verily I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little Children, ye shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.”
– Matthew 18:3

As we seek
answers
to questions unseen,
look to the tender,
hitherto unseen,
the one
who held your hand
as you presumed
to lead,
but who showed you
the way.
Yes,
the Child
of your many
Dreams..“Nothing, I learned, brings you into the present quite like holding hands. The past seemed irrelevant; the future, unnecessary.”
– Catherine Lowell,The Madwoman Upstairs

A testament to the Heart
is anchored in
God’s Eternal Love.

Goodnight.

According to studies, relaxing has phenomenal health benefits. These include reducing stress, insomnia and also discouraging the development of cancer and heart diseases. These benefits aside, it is just a good thing to relax. Urmet Seepter discusses some of the natural drinks that you can take to calm your nerves and relax.

1. Pure Coconut Water

Although coconut waterhas been associated more with its energy-boosting capabilities, it can also help you sleep better. It is an excellent source of magnesium and potassium, the two ingredients that helps muscles relax. Potassium and magnesium also regulate digestion and improve blood circulation. A small cup of coconut water is richer in potassium than 2 bananas. Also, coconut water is rich in B vitamins that help reduce stress and can also lessen the risks of lower blood pressure and heart attack. It is one of the best remedies you can drink to calm your nerves naturally.

2. Warm Or Hot Milk

Hot or even warm milk is great for a person who feels that his nerves are shot and they want to fall asleep. Milk contains an amino acid known as tryptophan and this is what helps you calm your nerves. If you want sweet antioxidant boost, mix it with a little honey. Next time you are unable to calm your nerves, just drink warm or hot milk. It can work wonders.

It also has great sleep advantages in addition to promoting a lovely skin. It is common to see some of the best athletes take this drink in the middle of their performances. You may not be a world-beating athlete but if you include this drink in your daily regimen, it will do you good especially with relaxing.

4. Herbal Teas

There are many herbal teas that can help your anxiety.
However, it is important that whatever tea you choose to take, it should not contain caffeine. Below are the common herbal teas that you can drink to calm your nerves.

Kava.This is by far the best known herbal tea for dealing with anxiety. Many times, its effects are likened to those of Buspar, a common anxiety drug, and it appears to possess all the traits of a herbal remedy. This includes being non-addictive, completely natural as well as the fact that it can be consumed whenever needed. However, it is instructive to take note of a few things regarding kava tea. Firstly, the kava tea bought at your local grocery store is not good enough to relax you. While the basic teas provide only 30-50 kavalactones, you need up to 300 or more for you to see any calming effects. The trick is to find a purer herbal tea, such as those that are normally stocked in tea shops. Also, it is advisable to mix it with a drink that contains fats, like coconut milk or butter.Another thing is that kava is very strong and is likely to interact with certain medications. Also, never take it with alcohol. If you have liver disease, kava tea is not for you. NB! This drink must not be taken without a doctor’s nod..

Passionflower Tea. Passionflower tea works similar to kava. However, it is not strong the way kava is but has lots of benefits. It offers great calming effects the same way kava does but it does not have the side effects associated with kava..

Valerian Root Tea. This type of herbal tea is not necessarily designed for anxiety. However, it still has the calming effects that can soothe anxiety symptoms. Traditionally, valerian tea was used to aid people in sleeping. Many people who suffer from insomnia use valerian root tea to help them catch a few winks of sleep.

5. Oat Straw

Oat straw may be good for you if you want something to drink to calm your nerves. It is a well known remedy that has been used over the years to cure exhaustion and depression. However, this is not a magic drink that will relieve you of your anxiety in an instant. It must be taken for some time, like a month, for it to have calming effects on you. You can find it in stores that sell natural remedies and herbs.

6. Green Tea

Green tea has many health benefits, and one of these is stress relief. The reason for its stress relief is mainly because of theanine it contains, an important calming agent. Like the herbal teas above, it is important that you drink decaffeinated green tea. Caffeine is in fact a stimulant and cannot produce the calming effects that you need.

7. Honey-Infused Drinks

If, for some reason, you cannot use herbal teas, just take any of the drinks mentioned above and infuse them with honey for roughly two weeks. When you feel ready to drink a cup, just mix a table spoon of honey or tea mixture into hot water, hot milk or coconut water and drink it up. It will calm your nerves and help you relax.

Relaxing is important for a healthy person. However, the busy lifestyles that most of us find ourselves in today deprive us of time to relax. But the good news is that there are indeed natural drinks that you can take to calm your nerves.

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The deeper Science
penetrates into
the nature of Reality,
the more we findintricate MathematicalHarmonies.

Such insight
means that we are comingHome
to our true place
in Nature.

The Unity and Beauty
of precious Life
is being revealed.

“With every breathwe take,we become Host to myriads of atomsthat once danced within the gigantic structures of the Great Whales,or provided the transient substanceof theTropical Rain Forests.”– E. Lester Smith

Pulitzer prize-winning writerMarilynne Robinsonpublished an essay
in which
she challenged
the nature and relevance
of modern Science.
The essay argued
that quantum entanglement“raises fundamental questions abouttime and space.”
She went on to say
that this calls into question
the ability of Scienceto explainreality.

We have discovered
that Quantum-mechanically,two electrons are part of
a single quantum state,
no matter how far apart they are.
They are not independent, well-separated objects.
In fact,
quantum mechanics tells us that,until
we measure the position of either electron,
we cannot say for certain where it is located.
And
it can beeverywhereat once.

“The Eyes of the Lord areeverywhere.”– Proverbs 15:3

Yes,
objects can be intwo places
at the SAME time,
affect each other’s movements
at the OPPOSITE
ends of the Cosmos
andinteract with the
Human Mind.

“Not only is the Universe
stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.”Sir Arthur EddingtonEnglish astronomer (1882 – 1944)

Realityis appearing to be
far different than
what we thought,
and exactly
what we havefelt –Love
expressed in the
Music
that is our being.

The Music or Harmony
of the Spheres
is an ancient Philosophical concept
that looks at the movements of Celestial bodies
such as the Sun and Moon and Planets
as a form of Music.
It is not thought to be literally audible,
but Harmonic, Mathematical and Religious
in its concept.
Scientific exploration has determined
some orbital motionscan be described
as orbitalResonance.

“With you Eternally mine,In Love there isno measure of TimeWe planned it all at the startThat you and I
live in each other’s Heart.

We may be oceans away.You feel my love,
I hear what you say.”– Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb

We areONE
with everything
and everyone
on Earth.
And the Beauty
of this Truth
lies beyond
our comprehension.

My Friends, as we reflect upon the humbling thoughts of Life and Living, we paint our own Portraits from a palette of lighter and darker shades of gray, and look with eyes at shadowsof the days gone by, for which we often grieve.

“I’d like to make myself believeThat planet Earth turns slowly.It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay,
Awake when I’m asleep‘Cause everything
is never as it seems.”– Adam Young

My, how our people have suffered for their sanity,
never knowingColors change their hues,
and weathered faces
lined with pain
can be soothed
by our Artist’s
Loving Hand.

Colors change their hues.

The dark, flat land upon which we often stride,can beablaze in morning’s eye,
and abide with Flowers flaming
brightly and clouds swirling
lightly.

Yes,
our World was created to be Beautiful forYOU.

Flowers flaming brightly.

Let God hold you in His Embrace, and fall in Love with Life
again.

“Godis more methan I ammyself.”
– St. Augustine

Heaven
is in the moment,
the precious moment,when you become real,
and understand
the Love
that is YOU,
and that, My Friend,
is all
you really need
to know.

Goodnight.

How our people have suffered.

“There’s nothing you can do
that can’t be done,Nothing you can sing
that can’t be sung,Nothing you can say
but you can learn how to play
the game.

It’s easy.

Nothing you can make
that can’t be made,No one you can save
that can’t be saved,Nothing you can do
but you can learn how to be,
YOU
in time.It’s easy.

All
you need is
LOVE.– Paul Mccartney, John Lennon

“God gave us memory so that we might have Roses in December.”
– J.M. Barrie

In recent years and decades,
scientists have studied the effects of coffee
on various aspects of health
and their results have been nothing short of amazing.
Here are 7 reasons why coffee
may actually be one of thehealthiestbeverages on the planet.

1. Coffee Can Make You Smarter

The active ingredient in coffee is caffeine, which is a stimulant and the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance in the world. Caffeine’s primary mechanism in the brain is blocking the effects of an inhibitory neurotransmitter called Adenosine.
By blocking the inhibitory effects of Adenosine,caffeine actually increases neuronal firing in the brain
and the release of other neurotransmitters
like dopamine and norepinephrine.

Many controlled trials have examined
the effects of caffeine on the brain,
demonstrating that caffeine can improve mood, reaction time,
memory, vigilance and general cognitive function.

2. Coffee Can Help You Burn Fat
and Improves Physical Performance

There’s a good reason why you will find caffeine
in most commercial fat burning supplements.

Caffeine raises metabolism
and increases the oxidation of fatty acids.

3. Coffee May Drastically Lower
Your Risk of Type II Diabetes

Type II diabetes is a lifestyle-related disease
that has reached epidemic proportions,
having increased 10-fold in a few decades
and now afflicting about 300 million people.

In observational studies,coffee has been repeatedly associated with alower risk of diabetes.The reduction in risk ranges from 23%
all the way up to 67%.

A massive review article looked at 18 studies
with a total of 457,922 participants.Each additional cup of coffee per day lowered the risk of diabetes by 7%.
The more coffee people drank,
the lower their risk.

4. Coffee May Lower Your Risk
of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

Not only can coffee make you smarter in the short term,
it may also protect your brain in old age.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common
neurodegenerative disorder in the world
and a leading cause of dementia.

In prospective studies,
coffee drinkers have up to a60% lower risk
of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

Parkinson’s
is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder,
characterized by death of dopamine-generating neurons in the brain.
Coffee may lower the risk of Parkinson’s by 32-60%.

5. Coffee May be Extremely Good
For Your Liver

The liver is a remarkable organ
that carries out hundreds of vital functions in the body.

It is very vulnerable to modern insults
such as excess consumption of alcohol and fructose.
Cirrhosis is the end stage of liver damage
caused by diseases like alcoholism and hepatitis,
where liver tissue has been largely replaced by scar tissue.

Multiple studies have shown
that coffee can lower the risk of cirrhosis
by as much as 80%, the strongest effect for those
who drank 4 or more cups per day.

Coffee may also lower the risk ofliver cancer
by around 40%.

6. Coffee May Decrease
Your Risk of Dying

In two very large prospective epidemiological studies,
drinking coffee was associated witha lower risk of death by all causes.

This effect is particularly profound in type II diabetics,
one study showing that coffee drinkers
had a 30% lower risk of death during a 20 year period.

7. Coffee is Loaded
With Nutrients and Antioxidants

Many of the nutrients in the coffee beans do make it into the final drink, which actually contains a decent amount of vitamins and minerals.

ONE cup of coffee contains:

6% of the RDA for Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5).
11% of the RDA for Riboflavin (Vitamin B2).
2% of the RDA for Niacin (B3) and Thiamine (B1).
3% of the RDA for Potassium and Manganese.

May not seem like much,
but if you drink several cups of coffee per day
then this quickly adds up.

But this isn’t all.
Coffee also contains a massive amount of antioxidants.

In fact,coffee is the biggest source of antioxidantsin the western diet,outranking both fruits and vegetables combined.

Even though coffee in moderate amounts is good for you,
drinking way too much of it can still be harmful.

To make sure to preserve the health benefits,don’t put sugar
or anything nasty in your coffee! If it tends to affect your sleep,
then don’t drink it after 2 p.m.

If anything, coffee may literally bethe healthiest beverage on the planet.

And so, My Friends,
instead of allowing your children
to drink deadly and addictive soft drinks,
why not introduce them to something healthy?
Yes,
like coffee.

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There is moreMajesty
in Mystery,
than in
knowing,
more Time
in a moment ofWonder,
than in certainty,
drawn asunder.

Knowing
possesses innate limitations,
while
never knowing,
contains elements
of the Eternal,
and the allure
of the unknown.

We long to comprehend.

Deeply embedded
within our desire
to know,
dwells
a moredeeply seated
need,
to accept
the unknown.

Yes,we long to comprehend the unfathomable Mysteries
of the Universe. But so oftenas we look back,what began with a deep focus,
faded toblack.

Everywhere we look.

But,
everywhere we look,
God’s Love
we find.Victory belongs to thepower
of this Love.
Christ came to bring usthat message.

My Friends,
when our Time
on Earth
is through,
the only thing
that will truly matter,
is that someone LovedYOU.

The only thing that will truly matter.

As science and technology
permeate more and more
dimensions unknown,
and our consciousness
opens wide the door
for the “unnatural”
to become more and more
of the “natural”,
our separation from
the Beautiful World of Nature
will widen
evermore.

The Majesty of Mystery
gives us connection
to Life itself.
The reason
is Beautifully
Mysterious.

“All our knowledge brings us nearer to ourignorance. And all our ignorance brings us nearer todeath. But nearer to death,
no nearer to God.
‘Where is the life,’ he asks, ‘that we have lost in living?’ It is possible, is it not, to lose Life while you are living it.”
– T. S. Elliot

Yesterday, by The Beatles

Interestingly,
a Japanese researcher,Mr. Emoto,
has studied water crystals
and observed the molecular changes in water
resulting from our thoughts, our words
and even our music.
Loving and happy thoughts
form Beautifulcrystalline patterns,
and hateful and unhappy thoughts
form distorted crystalline patterns.

Positive thoughts create positive realities.

Heartbreak Hotel, by Elvis Presley

The research of Mr. Emoto
indicates that consciousness
permeates all things,
even and especially,us.

According to H.H. Mitchell
in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the brain and Heart
are composed of 73% water,
the lungs are about 83% water,
the skin 64% water,
muscles and kidneys 79%,
and our bones are 31% water.read more

Little wonder
that our veryfragile,water born bodies
are highly susceptible
to damage due to
our separation from the positive
and Beautiful World of Nature,
as so many precious lives
fade toblack.

Knowledge,
possesses innatelimitations.

Is has been well established
that Psycho-social and environmentalstress factors contribute to
self-destructive behavior.
And the environmentWE created
is replete with
many causes of
stress.
It seems
that we forgot
what Life is truly
all about.

“Where were you when I laid the Earth’s foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.Who marked off its dimensions?
Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone, while the morning stars sang together and all the Angels shouted for Joy?“Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the Wombwhen I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?“Have you ever given orders to the Morning, shown the Dawn its place,that it might take the Earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?The Earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken.“Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?Have the gates of death been shown to you?
Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the Earth?
Tell me, if you know all this. “What is the way to the abode of Light?
And where does darkness reside?Can you take them to their places?
Do you know the paths to their dwellings?Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow
or seen the storehouses of the hailwhich I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,
or the place where the east winds are scattered over the Earth?Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?Does the rain have a Father? Who Fathers the drops of dew?From whose Womb comes the ice?
Who gives birth to the frost from the Heavenwhen the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt?Can you bring forth the Constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?Do you know the Laws of the Heavens?
Can you set up God’s Dominion over the Earth?“Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?Who gives the Ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?Who has the Wisdom to count the clouds?
Who can tip over the water jars of the Heavenswhen the dust becomes hard and the clods of Earth stick together?“Do you hunt the prey for the Lioness
and satisfy the hunger of the Lions?– Job 38:5-39

Dedicated
to our wonderful friendDr. Bruce Rodgers.
It is an Honor
to recognize the dedication
and sacrifice
to our Nation
of Dr. Rodgers.
He is
a man much to be
admired.We Love You.

The Majesty of Life.

You deserve
to be Happy!

We all do.

It is what
God Almighty
wishes for each of
us.

“These things
I have spoken to you,
that My Joy
may be in you,
and that your Joy
may be full.”
– John 15:11

When Conscience
is Majestically bridled
to Being,
what you long for,
longs for you.

To feel truly alive
in the now,
in this very moment,
find the Child in you
still at play.

The Majesty of Life
can be felt
in every day,
Today,
Tomorrow,
and in the memory
of Yesterday.

Every Ray of Sunshine

This moment
is caressed by every drop
of rain that falls,
sparkling through the void
of God’s Love,
and by every Ray of Sunshine
shinning down from above,
by every kind word you say,
and every Prayer
you Pray.

Believe it or not,
your World
revolves
around the
Equator
of your Smile.

.
Yes,
countless BlessingsYOU bestow,
all the while
you smile
each and every
day.

For every action,
an opposite and equal
reaction
is conveyed.
And by your actions
from all the Love you share,
Blessed rewards
will be payed.

“When we are stricken
and cannot bear our lives any longer,
then a tree has something to say to us:
Be still! Be still! Look at me!
Life is not easy,
Life is not difficult.
Those are childish thoughts.
Let God speak within you,
and your thoughts will growsilent.”
– Hermann Hesse

What the Truth is,
has been told
long, long ago.
It resides deep within
the Time of Man,
within the Pages
of a Story
of old.

Deep within the Time of Man.

The Word of God
reveals everything you
need to know
to
shelter you
from the storms of Life,and
warm you
from the cold.

Known by all
through ages deep,
it is the Greatest Storyever told.

My Dear Friends,
what befalls one
comes of Life,
and is Legend
of us all,
as Life
becomes
a breathless sigh,
something far, far more
than you
or I.

Yes,
breathless we may be,
with a Beautiful sigh
of relief,
upon knowing
that above all things
in Heaven
or upon the Earth,
we can discoverJoy
in the Morning
of our Belief.

The Greatest Story ever told.

May God Bless
YOU
on this Sacred
and precious Day,
the very first day
of the rest
of your Life.

Goodnight.

Find the Child in you still at play.

Baking soda could reduce your chances of an early death

Research published this month in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found that having balanced baking soda, or bicarbonate, levels in your body could reduce your chances of an early death.

The study examined data compiled in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study for 2,287 participants. Participants were healthy adults who, at the onset of the study in 1997, were between the ages of 70 and 79, and were followed for approximately 10 years. Survival data were gathered through February 2014.

What did they find?

Study author Dr. Kalani Raphael, associate professor and nephrology and hypertension specialist at the University of Utah, and colleagues investigated pH, carbon dioxide and bicarbonate in association with long-term survival. According to the University of Utah press release, “Critically ill patients with severe acid-base abnormalities have a very low likelihood of surviving their illness, but it’s unclear whether more subtle changes in the body’s acid-base status have an effect on the longevity of relatively healthy older people.”

Raphael and colleagues found that low levels of bicarbonate may be linked to an increased risk for premature death by 24 percent. Sodium bicarbonate assists your body in balancing pH levels, possibly extending life. “What we found was that generally healthy older people with low levels of bicarbonate had a higher risk of death,” Raphael said. “Adding the pH measurement into the equation didn’t change the results, which is important because pH is not routinely measured.”

The study’s findings may assist clinicians in better assessing a patient’s risk of premature death by analyzing their blood bicarbonate concentrations more closely. Clinicians can recommend dietary adjustments to patients with low bicarbonate concentrations to optimize health.

What does it mean for me?

How do you get more baking soda in your life? Surprisingly, the answer has nothing to do with that yellow box in your fridge fighting odors. If you want to balance your pH levels by getting more sodium bicarbonate in your diet, eating more fruits and vegetables is the key.

Fruits and vegetables high in potassium and bicarbonate will have a negative potential renal acid load (PRAL) score. This represents the amount of acid produced by the kidneys after metabolism. The higher the negative, the more potassium and bicarbonate they will provide, potentially reducing your risk of premature death, according to the study. Apples, raisins, spinach, bananas, carrots, broccoli, lemons and even coffee are a few sources that will boost your potassium and bicarbonate levels.

Are you eating enough fruits and vegetables to keep a healthy pH balance
– by Stephen Seifert

Stephen Seifert is a writer, professor, adventurer and a health & fitness guru. His flair for travel and outdoor adventure allows him to enjoy culture and traditions different than his own. A healthy diet, routine fitness and constant mental development is the cornerstone to Stephen’s life.